By exploiting a commuting policy that led to a sharp and unexpected inflow of Czech
workers to areas along the German-Czech border, we examine the impact of an exogenous …

The 4‐day work week (4DWW) was popularised in the 1970s, but has recently gained
significant global attention again, with a growing number of organisations experimenting …

Most labor economics textbooks pay little attention to actual labor markets, taking as
reference a perfectly competitive market in which losing a job is not a big deal. The …

We estimate a dynamic model of employment, human capital accumulation—including
education, and savings for women in the United Kingdom, exploiting tax and benefit reforms …

The chapter examines how the various dimensions of economic inequality between men
and women are analyzed today. Beyond the gender wage gap—a central issue—and of …

We construct series of posttax income for France over the 1900–2018 period and compare
them with US series. We quantify the extent of redistribution—the reduction from pretax to …

With the popularization of ride-sharing services, drivers working as freelancers on ride-
sharing platforms can design their schedules flexibly. They make daily decisions regarding …

In this chapter, we review the evidence on retirement and study the role of incentives in the
retirement decision. The key patterns of withdrawal from the labor market are presented and …

Using administrative data on firms and workers in Germany, we quantify the spillover effects
of mass layoffs. Our empirical strategy combines matching with an event study approach to …

Being bullied is associated with mental health problems in childhood, with increasing
evidence of persisting negative impacts, and increased mental health service use, into …